Awesome video games are coming out all the time — in fact, so far 2017 has been one of the best years for gaming in recent memory. But new games are expensive, and nobody can afford to buy every new release.

So you might think of turning to piracy to game on the cheap. But even with older games, piracy isn’t safe. Setting ethical considerations aside, there are simply too many risks to playing pirated games. You shouldn’t pirate because…

1. It Could Introduce Your PC to Malware

It’s no secret that pirating any kind of software is an easy way to get a virus. Whenever you download from a reputable source, you can reasonably trust that the file you’re downloading is what the owners claims it is.

But that trust disappears when you’re downloading public torrents. How do you know that someone didn’t mess with the file before uploading it and add malware?

"It was my first and last time pirating a video game."
But you never actually pirated the game, you downloaded malware, not a pirate copy.

— Artisan Florissant (@artiofab) April 22, 2017

In 2013, AVG found that 90 percent of pirated video games are infected with malware. While this number is likely overblown, even a 50-50 chance of a pirated game holding malware is extremely dangerous. When the first Watch_Dogs launched, players who pirated it on PC were treated to Bitcoin mining malware. This wasted their system’s resources to make money for the malware creator.

Certainly not every cracked game download will contain malware. But think about it: people who want to mess with others’ computers to make money or even just for giggles have a wide-open target when a new game comes out. Impatient gamers will jump on the first crack of the new game that’s available, which could be a costly mistake.

2. You Could Lose Online Gaming Privileges

Particularly on consoles, playing pirated games is an offense that could result in a ban from Xbox Live or PlayStation Network. In 2009, Microsoft famously banned nearly a million Xbox Live players for modifying their Xbox 360 consoles and playing pirated games.

Microsoft’s Xbox Live Code of Conduct states the following (PlayStation has a similar policy):

“Don’t pirate or use another’s content without permission. For example, don’t:
– Share content more broadly than you’re allowed to share
– Use another’s intellectual property without permission (e.g., copyrights, trade secrets)
– Play any illegitimately obtained software or pirated games
– Play a game before it has been authorized for play on the service”

If you break these rules, Microsoft clearly lays out the consequences:

“A violation of the Microsoft Code of Conduct may be cause for these or other actions:
– Restrictions (e.g., communications, multiplayer, account access) on your use of Xbox Live services, if you abuse those services.
– Permanent suspension or device ban, if you commit an egregious violation that includes, but is not limited to: hacking, modding, profile tampering . . . .
– Permanent suspension or device ban, if you try to avoid suspension with alternate accounts and/or devices.
– Permanent suspension or device ban, if you repeatedly commit violations.
UPON RECEIVING A PERMANENT SUSPENSION, YOU FORFEIT ALL CONTENT LICENSES, GOLD MEMBERSHIP TIME, AND MICROSOFT ACCOUNT BALANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUSPENDED ACCOUNT.”

In short, pirating games is against the code of conduct and you could receive restrictions on your account up to permanent suspension. If that happens, you’ll lose access to any games you bought digitally and your Xbox Live subscription. That’s a lot of money wasted in the process of trying to save a few bucks by pirating.

3. It Might Land You in Legal Trouble

Just like illegally downloading music and movies, stealing video games via piracy is a federal crime in the United States. Punishment can range from paying back the copyright holder to spending time in jail.

Now, of course, many people pirate software and video games. It would be impossible for the FBI to catch them all. Chances are that you’re not going to spend half a decade in jail for downloading an illegal copy of Battlefield. But that doesn’t mean you aren’t doing something wrong. And since your ISP and the government track basically everything you do online anyway, it wouldn’t be too hard to prove that you’ve committed piracy.

4. The Game Might Not Even Work

Many game developers don’t wait for the government to stop pirates — they take action themselves. Some use digital rights management (DRM) systems that prevent illegal copies from working at all. But others get creative with ingame copyright measures.

One of the most famous copyright protections was 1994’s EarthBound, a roleplaying game on the SNES. If the game discovered you were using an illegitimate copy, it showed antipiracy messages and greatly increased the amount of enemies in the game. This made it miserable to play through, but the ultimate punishment came at the end of the game. During the final boss, the game freezes and deletes your entire save data.

5. You Might Get More Than You Bargained For

This is a similar risk to the first point, but still a problem nonetheless. When you wander into the world of game piracy, you open yourself up to the possibility of inappropriate content. Aside from straight malware, browsing pirate sites and searching for a cracked copy of a game could expose you to pornographic or other NSFW content.

You could spawn explicit pop-ups or install something nasty by accidentally clicking the wrong download button. Who’s to say that the “game” you’re pirating is even really the right video game? After all, you already know that someone who is illegally breaking the copyright protection and distributing a video game has a questionable moral compass. What would stop someone like that swap out your expected game with disgusting videos or something similar?


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Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.

ABOUT THIS GAME

Resident Evil 7 biohazard is the next major entry in the renowned Resident Evil series and sets a new course for the franchise as it leverages its roots and opens the door to a truly terrifying horror experience. A dramatic new shift for the series to first person view in a photorealistic style powered by Capcom’s new RE Engine, Resident Evil 7 delivers an unprecedented level of immersion that brings the thrilling horror up close and personal.

Set in modern day rural America and taking place after the dramatic events of Resident Evil® 6, players experience the terror directly from the first person perspective. Resident Evil 7 embodies the series’ signature gameplay elements of exploration and tense atmosphere that first coined “survival horror” some twenty years ago; meanwhile, a complete refresh of gameplay systems simultaneously propels the survival horror experience to the next level.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS[/b]

[b]MINIMUM:
OS: WINDOWS® 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX™-6300 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x with 2GB Video RAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 24 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectSound compatible (must support DirectX® 9.0c or higher)
Additional Notes: Hardware specification target 1080P/30FPS. May require reduction in Texture Quality settings or turning Texture streaming to OFF due to high VRAM requirements. *Internet connection required for game activation.

RECOMMENDED:
OS: WINDOWS® 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 3770 3.4GHz or AMD equivalent or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 with 3GB VRAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 24 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectSound compatible (must support DirectX® 9.0c or higher)
Additional Notes: Hardware specification target 1080P/60FPS. *Internet connection required for game activation.
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Had to move this to the sales section, I see what you did there with the write up (copied or otherwise), it was just the prelude to your market. Anywho, keep up with your market.